Three policemen wanted in a 32-year-old case that alleged a fake encounter with the brother of former BSP MLA Udaybhan Singh were arrested on 2 August.

The incident

The police had had killed Devendra Pratap Singh, brother of Udaybhan Singh, in an alleged fake encounter in 1982.

Five years later, a case of murder was filed in Gopiganj police station, Uttar Pradesh, against 20 policemen, including two inspectors and two sub-inspectors, all of whom were absconding, said Anil Rai, Superintendent of Police.

The arrested trio

The three arrested policemen are Malkhan Singh, Phool Chand and Manzoor Ahmed. Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining culprits.

Who is Udaybhan Singh?

Udaybhan Singh is a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA who was disqualified by former UP governor TV Rajeswar under Section 8 (4) of the Representation of the People's Act, 1951.